The pressures of climate change may be strengthening bonds between unlikely allies in Central Australia's bird community as ...

It took thousands of years to develop the world's extraordinary range of domesticated farm animals—an estimated 8,800 ...

A beloved Australian bird best known for its stunning tail and ... In a new paper published in the Journal of Animal Ecology, the researchers found that lyrebirds arranged litter and soil on ...

In the forests of eastern Australia, satin bowerbirds create structures ... or their having “good genes” – and this can apply ...

Bird flu has been found in a ewe in the UK, in what is the first discovery of the deadly H5N1 variant of the disease in sheep ...

Australian virus-watchers are concerned for the potential of long-distance bird flu spread ... although other wild animals such as southern elephant seals could also be carriers.

What animal has the longest gestation period? From salamanders to elephants, here’s how long it can take to make a baby.

Australia has some of the most diverse plants and animals in the world. Overnight, 21 of those species were added to the nation’s endangered list, sparking “regret” that not enough has been ...

Australia is the only continent that has remained entirely free of the H5N1 variety of bird flu, and farmers and ... perspective and devastating from an animal ethics perspective." ...

An alligator managed to enter a Louisiana couple's enclosed porch, sparking a reptile royal rumble involving a professional ...

A former animal shelter worker in the state of Victoria has confessed to trying to sell human toes recovered from dog vomit.